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noun(initial capital letter) (in Britain) - the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
- the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
(formerly) a form of address to any woman of rank or authority. a matronly woman of advanced age; matron. Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a woman: Some dame cut me off and almost caused an accident. Ecclesiastical. a title of a nun in certain orders. a mistress of a dame-school. Archaic. the mistress of a household. Archaic. a woman of rank or authority, especially a female ruler. Origin of dame1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Latin domina, feminine of dominus lord, master usage note for dameDame is sometimes perceived as insulting when used to refer generally to a woman, unless it is a woman of rank or advanced age. Words nearby damedamask rose, Damastes, Damasus I, Damasus II, d'Amboise, dame, dame-school, dame's rocket, dame's violet, damfool, Damia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dameOver a glass (or more) of port, we toast to the Queen…and Dame Judi Dench. Join The Mile High (Dining) Club|Allison McNearney|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dame Diana Rigg, who plays Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has turned tales of critical bashing into a delightful play. Diana Rigg: GOT's Queen of Thorns Speaks|Nico Hines|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST That was your first big film with real actors, and several stars, like Michael Fassbender, Dame Judi Dench, etc. True Detective Director Cary Fukunaga’s Journey from Pro Snowboarder to Hollywood’s Most Wanted|Marlow Stern|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the coming weeks, Ahrendts will collect a DBE from the British Government, becoming a Dame of the British Empire. Angela Ahrendts to Become Dame; Google Glass Unveils Stylish Frames|The Fashion Beast Team|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Angela Lansbury has been created a Dame in the Queen's New Year honors list, for services to drama and charity. Murder, Dame Angela Lansbury Wrote|Tom Sykes|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST "The dame was loaded and she was an art collector, that's all," Lou said. The Old Die Rich|Horace Leonard Gold Fortunately you are at Dame Hansen's inn, where you will have the best of food and care. Ticket No. "9672"|Jules Verne She asked the dame how many there were in one piece of stone which she picked up, and which was about an inch square. Daisy; or, The Fairy Spectacles|Caroline Snowden Guild If religion has nought to do with living, Dame, under your good pleasure, what has it to do with? A Forgotten Hero|Emily Sarah Holt "It may hae been something waur, in his likeness," said Dame Glendinning. The Monastery|Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for dame (1 of 2)
noun(formerly) a woman of rank or dignity; lady a nun who has taken the vows of her order, esp a Benedictine archaic, mainly British a matronly or elderly woman slang, mainly US and Canadian a woman Also called: pantomime dame British the role of a comic old woman in a pantomime, usually played by a man Word Origin for dameC13: from Old French, from Latin domina lady, mistress of a household British Dictionary definitions for dame (2 of 2)
noun (in Britain)the title of a woman who has been awarded the Order of the British Empire or any of certain other orders of chivalry the legal title of the wife or widow of a knight or baronet, placed before her nameDame Judith Compare Lady Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to damewoman, miss, matron, female, gal |